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Technical Information | Planning Your Projects | How to Guides | Choosing Colour | Our Paint Finishes | Painting Exteriors | Advice by Room

 

Technical Information

Close-up of a black Little Greene paint tin with a white flower inside, placed on two green books, in front of a black wall.

Paint FAQs
The Little Greene color card in front of a grey wall displayed alongside books, flowers and Little Greene sample pots.

Product Advice Sheets

Close-up flat lay of a paintbrush, buttons, feathers, thread, and three paint sample pots in light pink, green, and grey.

Paint & Decorating Tips
 

Planning Your Project

Close-up of a page from the Little Greene color card featuring greens and blues along with green and blue fabric swatches.

How to Plan & Execute an Interior Decoration Project

Close-up of a page from the Little Greene color card featuring greens and blues along with green and wallpaper swatches.

How to Use your Colour Card
Country-style kitchen with neutral walls, white cabinets, stainless steel oven and a kitchen island.

Considering the Orientation of a Space
Bathroom featuring 'Sage Green' panelled walls, a white freestanding bathtub and a Purple-Blue stool in 'Mambo'

How to Make your Room Look Larger
Close-up of a page from the Little Greene color card featuring different colours along with green and wallpaper swatches.

Colour Consultancy: How it works
Living space painted in dark orange (Middle Buff) with a contrasting deep blue sofa, grey armchair and wooden table on a rug.

Sampling Colours Within The Home
 

How to Guides

Vases on top of a wooden chest of drawers with the wall painted in bright yellow shade 'Carys', warm yellow 'Light Gold' and rich blue 'Air Force Blue'.

How to Paint a Wall

Dining room painted in bold green shade 'Sage & Onions' with a dining table and chairs under a large window.

Preparing a Room for Painting
Close-up of a cast iron radiator painted in neutral beige (Stock - Dark), in front of a coordinating architrave and panel.

Painting Radiators
Staircase paneling in warm blue shade 'Juniper Ash' with neutral 'Wood Ash' woodwork and a bike.

How to Paint a Staircase
Kitchen with Light Peachblossom wall, colorful backsplach, blue cabinets and a black table and pink chair.

How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets
Dark pink (Carmine) chair with a dusky pink stripe painted from the wall down to the navy blue panelled floor.

Refreshing Wooden Furniture
Bathroom painted in dark grey 'Vulcan' with contrasting grey, green (Livid) details with a bathtub, chair and window.

How to Paint Wood Floors

Panelled bathroom with white walls, a dark blue ceiling (Deep Space Blue) and accent window frame, painted Marigold orange.

How to Paint a Wooden Window Frame
White stairs in a hallway with bright yellow (Trumpet) contrasting stair risers and a black and grey baseboard.

Refreshing Interior Woodwork
Paneled boot room with the top half painted in 'Split Pink' and the lower wall in 'Harley Green' with a cupboard to the left and a multi-colored stripy rug.

The Best Paint for Metal Surfaces
White stairs in a hallway with stair risers and a black and grey baseboard.

Incorporating Floor Paint
Bedroom painted in blue black 'Basalt' with a light pink bed and a contrasting bright orange stool.

How to Paint a Dark Wall White
Bedroom painted in muted pink shade 'Split Pink' with a double bed next to a wooden sidetable.

How to Paint Baseboards
Grey kitchen units with a table and chairs in the foreground and pale pink 'Light Peachblossom' walls surounding.

A Guide to Painting Tiles
Outdoor shed painted in warm blue 'Juniper Ash' with a bright red chair surrounded by potted plants and trees.

How to Paint your Garden furniture
 

Choosing Colour

Kitchen colour drenched in vibrant yellow shade 'Giallo', with a wooden table and chairs.

Embracing Colour Drenching in Your Home
Close up of a hallway with blue and pink floral wallpaper (Hencroft- Blue Primula), blue woodwork and blue door

Using Blue Paint
Bathroom colour drenched in deep brown shade 'Chocolate Colour' with a contrasting neutral (Rolling Fog - Dark) bath tub with gold taps.

Warmth, Depth and Coherence: Using Brown Tones in Your Scheme
Rich black (Lamp Black) kitchen with bright white units and stools next to a black table.

How to Use Black Paint
Kitchen painted in dark blue (Hicks' Blue) with a contrasting bright green (Green Verditer) stool underneath a window.

Mediterranean Interior Design Guide
Kitchen space in varying shades of Aquamarine with a breakfast bar and stools.

Bring Nature Indoors
Front door painted in grey blue shade 'Celestial Blue' with a brick surround and a grey bench with flowers.

How to Paint a Front Door

Close up of a wooden sidetable with a vase on top, with the back wall painted in rich red shade 'Bronze Red'.

How to Use Warm and Cool Paint Colours
Bedroom painted in blue black 'Basalt' with a light pink bed and a contrasting bright orange stool.

Including a Painted Ceiling in Your Scheme
 

Our Paint Finishes

Outside brick wall painted in red shade 'Ashes of Roses' with bright green garden table and pink chair.

How to Choose Your Paint Finish
Child's playroom painted in dark blue (Juniper Ash) with multi colored stripes on the right, and toys placed on top of a unit.

The best child-safe paint finishes for nurseries and playrooms
Close up of round black table with Gluggle jug and white and black spotty ceramic bowl and green colour Sage Green on walls.

Greene Credentials - Eco Friendly Interiors
 

Painting Exteriors

Outside dining room table and chairs with a dark green wall (Puck) with wooden shelves.

Using Exterior Paints
Summer house painted in pale green 'Acorn - Mid' with contrasting muted green 'Windmill Lane' wood trim and door, surrounded by trees.

Painting an Exterior Wall
Front door painted in grey blue shade 'Celestial Blue' with a brick surround and a grey bench with flowers.

Painting a Front Door
 

Advice by Room

Kitchen painted in muted pink shade 'Mochi' with contrasting neutral brown 'Attic II' units.

Choosing Kitchen Paint
Hallway with off white (Wood Ash) facing wall and darker grey Cool Arbour and Grey Moss walls in a narrow corridor.

How to Decorate a Hallway
Panelled living room painted in stone shade 'Travertine' with a neutral sofa, sidetable and wooden cofee table.

How to Decorate a Living Room with High Ceilings

Bedroom painted in warm red (Nether Red) with contrasting grey woodwork and a bed scattered with cushions.

Comfortable Spaces to Live In: Cosy Living Room Colour Scheme
Kitchen with deep indigo (Woad) kitchen units and contrasting yellow tiles and upper wall.

Creating an Open Air Kitchen
Bathroom colour drenched in deep brown shade 'Chocolate Colour' with a contrasting neutral (Rolling Fog - Dark) bath tub with gold taps.

How to Paint a Bathroom

Children's nursery painted in 3 different shades of green neutral 'Green Stone' with children's toys and a small wicker chair.

Painting a Nursery
Outdoor play area with a wall painted in dark green shade 'Goblin' with a small tent to the right under a large tree.

Eight Ways to Refresh Your Outdoor Space
Bedroom with dark green French Toile wallpaper (Lovers' Toile - Puck), dark green (Puck) door and ceiling and white bedding.

How to Differentiate your Guest Bedroom